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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm G44 · Pahokee, FL · July 10, 1989

Date
July 10, 1989 · 18:15 local
Place
Pahokee, FL
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4453
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89LA191
Reported as
Gulstm G44
Reported engine
Lycoming R68013
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,200 total40 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Shallow water landing caused aircraft to flip over. Pilot believes hit a mud bank causing float dip and cartwheel.

As the FAA filed it

SHALLOW WATER LANDING CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. PILOT BELIEVES HIT A MUD BANK CAUSING FLOAT DIP AND CARTWHEEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.